Assignments given during the 1st Quarter can be found below. Please note that these are approximate dates and may not include all assignments. Please check PowerSchool for the most accurate list and dates.
*Reminder, any assignment that has been marked as homework in PowerSchool is subject to the homework policy and will not be accepted past the second class (1st class --> full credit, 2nd class --> half credit; after that --> no credit. Excused absences are an exception to this rule). Classwork, not homework, may be accepted within a reasonable amount of time (no later than 2 weeks) and with a penalty that will be determined by the teacher.
7th Grade - 7th Grade Syllabus and Homework Policy** Students with IEP's and 504's are the exception to the policy.
8th Grade information can be found below the 7th grade info.
1st Quarter
Approx. Date
Assignment
Document
10.16.14, 11.20.14
Current Events Due the 3rd Friday of each Month;
The CE for April is optional and can be done for
extra credit only.
Reminder: Article, CE Outline, and the two paragraphs must be handed in together with your name.
Find a subject to interview...should be someone who has had
an immigration experience.
- A family member who entered the country.
- A family friend from a different country.
- A Puerto Rican is permissible even if they are citizens. They
need to have been born in PR so that they can explain their
experience of coming to America to you.
-Our school has many possible subjects; seek them out.
Visual Representation of your Interview - with three primary
sources - Pictures of materials they are willing to share, writing (interview
is one source). Create a book, poster board, display that shows these
sources, your interview, and a paragraph explaining what you learned.
Protests to King's Rule Begin Overview of after effects of
French and Indian War.
No quest or assignment was given for this video clip.
This was used in class to provide some context into what
was occurring at the time after the French and Indian
War.
Assignments given during the 1st Quarter can be found below. Please note that these are approximate dates and may not include all assignments. Please check PowerSchool for the most accurate list and dates.
*Reminder, any assignment that has been marked as homework in PowerSchool is subject to the homework policy and will not be accepted past the second class (1st class --> full credit, 2nd class --> half credit; after that --> no credit. Excused absences are an exception to this rule). Classwork, not homework, may be accepted within a reasonable amount of time (no later than 2 weeks) and with a penalty that will be determined by the teacher.
7th Grade - 7th Grade Syllabus and Homework Policy** Students with IEP's and 504's are the exception to the policy.
8th Grade information can be found below the 7th grade info.
1st Quarter
Approx. Date
Assignment
Document
11.20.14
The CE for April is optional and can be done for
extra credit only.
Reminder: Article, CE Outline, and the two
paragraphs must be handed in together with your name.
an immigration experience.
- A family member who entered the country.
- A family friend from a different country.
- A Puerto Rican is permissible even if they are citizens. They
need to have been born in PR so that they can explain their
experience of coming to America to you.
-Our school has many possible subjects; seek them out.
Develop your Interview Questions for the subject you are
interviewing.
signed transcript should be brought to class.
sources - Pictures of materials they are willing to share, writing (interview
is one source). Create a book, poster board, display that shows these
sources, your interview, and a paragraph explaining what you learned.
8th Grade - 8th Grade Syllabus and Homework Policy *Students with IEP's and 504's are the exception to the policy.
1st Quarter
Approx. Date
Assignment
Document
11.20.14
The CE for April is optional and can be done for
extra credit only.
Reminder: Article, CE Outline, and the two
paragraphs must be handed in together with your name.
Story of US: Rebels pt.1
Story of Us: Rebels pt. 2
Inference Graphic Org.
French and Indian War.
This was used in class to provide some context into what
was occurring at the time after the French and Indian
War.
Causes of the Revolution Vocab. 2
Biocube Link
and Spanish. This summarizes all that we have reviewed in
the first half of Unit 1.